Profiles

InnoMark’s skilled team delivers solutions to clients that they cannot find anywhere else.

By Alan Dorich, Senior Editor, Knighthouse Media

When InnoMark Communications serves its clients, it takes the time to discover their needs and resolve their challenges as quickly as possible. “If we’re not responsive to our clients, someone else will be,” Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing Steve Zick declares.

The company also takes a long-term approach every time it serves its customers, which has helped it nurture a strong rate of repeat business. “We know it’s important to meet our clients’ needs not just once, but continually,” he says.

Morton Industries has become a major partner for industry leaders like Caterpillar through vertical integration. By Chris Petersen

Beginnings don’t get much humbler than Morton Industries’. The Morton, Ill.-based company started out in a garage in 1946 that cost the founder $1,000. After performing simple welding and repair jobs, the company attracted the attention of industrial giant Caterpillar, which hired the company to start performing small production work and repairs. In time, Morton Industries’ bond with Caterpillar only grew stronger, and the company eventually added new capabilities including tubular fabrications and machined components.

Today, the bond between Morton Industries and its customers is stronger than ever, with large OEMs providing the company with nearly 80 percent of its business. CEO and President Chris Ober says that the long-standing relationships it has with industry leaders such as Caterpillar, John Deere, Komatsu and Kubota are testament to the strength of Morton Industries’ services and processes.

Sailfish delivers excellence in fishing boats in terms of performance, structure and function.

By Staci Davidson, Knighthouse Media

Sailfish Boats may have started small in 1986 as a builder of saltwater fishing boats, but over the years it has expanded as company’s reputation for quality grew. In the early 2000s when people started moving away from owning multiple boats, Sailfish took the quality principles for which it is known and diversified its line to Fishing Focused/Family Friendly Boats so that customers could get more from a single boat.

Customization and reliability have kept Convergent Photonics thriving with its industrial lasers.

By Mark Lawton, Knighthouse Media

Convergent Photonics manufactures three types of lasers for industrial purposes: CO2, Nd:YAG and fiber. The lasers are used in the automotive, aerospace, transportation and energy sectors.

There is quite a bit of competition in the industrial laser field, Operations Manager Michele Ronco notes. “Especially now with the fiber laser,” he says. “The technology has become widely accessible to more competitors, especially overseas. There is a big stress on price and performance.”

Cameron Manufacturing & Design provides a total solution for its customers.

By Alan Dorich, Knighthouse Media

When it comes to providing large process equipment, Cameron Manufacturing & Design (CMD) is a one-shop for its clients, Materials Manager Joshua Roloson says. “We can do it all under one roof,” he declares.

The Horseheads, N.Y.-based company not only can design and manufacture the equipment for its customers, “We can test it as well and beyond that, we can even install it, if necessary,” he continues. “That has set us apart.”

Circuit boards are complex electronic components, made up of thousands of parts, some as small as a grain of sand. If there is a defect in the finished boards, the customers can’t easily send them back when buying overseas. Or if the client wants to make a last minute design change to the amount of Ohms the resistor can handle, it’s difficult to halt production when there is a massive order next in line.

But because it is located domestically, SAS Manufacturing has the flexibility to quickly make those changes and quality checks and send the finished products to the customer without disrupting the supply chain.

The company’s advantage lies in its ability to turn orders around in a short time frame. An overseas manufacturer might be able to produce a circuit board for less money – depending on the cost of logistics – but it can’t beat SAS’s ability to react. “They’re not as flexible as we are locally,” President and owner Ted Smit says.

Perry Ellis International founder George Feldenkreis regains control, taking the company private and charging forward with a focus on sustainable practices.

By Janice Hoppe-Spiers, Knighthouse Media

Perry Ellis International(PEI) has remained a global fashion powerhouse for 52 years with its broad portfolio of internationally recognized lifestyle brands. Although the company continues to adapt to the ever-changing landscape of fashion and retail, its success is rooted in an unwavering family culture and adoption of best practices.

Avigilon Corporation began as a pioneer of high-resolution video security systems, helping to shift the industry from low-resolution analog imaging to high definition digital systems. Today, the company’s innovation focuses on developing complete security solutions that harness the power of AI and video analytics technology to help security operators detect, verify and act faster.

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